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Install aha with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

ANSI HTML adapter. Version 0.5.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install aha

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install aha

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/aha/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add aha

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · aha · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install aha

Debian stable package indexes · aha · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install aha

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · aha · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#aha

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ah/aha/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S aha

Arch Linux sync databases · aha · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install aha

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · aha · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

ANSI HTML adapter

Commands and aliases

  • aha

history

Project history and usage

aha, the ANSI HTML Adapter, is a small C command-line utility for turning ANSI SGR-colored terminal output into HTML. Its niche is deliberately narrow: preserve colored command output from tools such as colordiff, ls, htop, and formatted man pages so it can be posted or archived as standards-compliant HTML.

Project history

The public GitHub repository for aha began in May 2012 with an initial commit. The project has stayed close to the Unix filter model: read colored terminal text on standard input, emit HTML on standard output, and avoid runtime dependencies beyond a C compiler and make for source builds.

Version tags in the official repository show a long-lived but compact tool rather than a fast-moving framework. Notable repository tags include 0.5 in 2018 and 0.5.1 in 2020, with the README continuing to document source builds and simple shell-pipeline examples.

Adoption history

aha's adoption is mostly package-manager adoption: the project README explicitly documents Homebrew and conda installation, and the supplied package facts list packages in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, Alpine, Ubuntu, and openSUSE ecosystems.

That distribution profile matches the tool's role: it is useful in scripts, CI logs, bug reports, and documentation pipelines where terminal color needs to survive outside a terminal emulator.

How it is used

Typical usage pipes colored command output into aha and redirects the result to an HTML file. Official examples include converting aha's own help output, colordiff output, colored ls output, htop output with line-fix handling, and formatted man-page output.

For package users, the important operational detail is that aha is dependency-light and filter-shaped. It can be dropped into an existing shell pipeline without adopting a larger documentation or terminal-recording stack.

Why package nerds care

aha is the kind of package that appears small until it is missing from a packaging set: it fills the specific gap between ANSI-colored CLI output and static HTML artifacts. Its broad distro coverage makes it a handy compatibility target for scripts that need portable terminal-to-web conversion.

Timeline

  • 2012: Public GitHub repository created with an initial commit.
  • 2018: Official repository tag 0.5 recorded.
  • 2020: Official repository tag 0.5.1 recorded.
  • 2026: Input package facts list aha across Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, Alpine, Ubuntu, and openSUSE.

Related projects

  • aha commonly sits beside terminal-color producers such as colordiff, ls --color, htop, and man/ul pipelines rather than replacing them.
  • It overlaps in purpose with broader terminal capture or documentation tools, but stays focused on ANSI-to-HTML conversion.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
ahacliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.5.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected0.5.1

https://github.com/theZiz/aha

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:aha
Version0.5.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aha
Homepagehttps://github.com/theZiz/aha
Repositoryhttps://github.com/theZiz/aha
Upstream docshttps://github.com/theZiz/aha#readme
LicenseLGPL-2.0-or-later OR MPL-1.1
Source archivehttps://github.com/theZiz/aha/archive/refs/tags/0.5.1.tar.gz
Bottleavailable (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameaha
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

aha 0.5.1-3

ANSI color to HTML converter

https://github.com/theZiz/aha

sudo apt install aha
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aha
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: aha from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

aha

nix profile install nixpkgs#aha
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aha
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ah/aha/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

aha 0.5.1-3build1

ANSI color to HTML converter

https://github.com/theZiz/aha

sudo apt install aha
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aha
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: aha from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

aha 0.5.1-r3

ANSI color to HTML converter

https://github.com/theZiz/aha

sudo apk add aha
  • License: MPL-1.1
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: aha
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aha
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aha from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

aha-doc 0.5.1-r3

ANSI color to HTML converter (documentation)

https://github.com/theZiz/aha

sudo apk add aha-doc
  • License: MPL-1.1
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: aha
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aha
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aha-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

aha 0.5.1-16.fc44

Convert terminal output to HTML

https://github.com/theZiz/aha

sudo dnf install aha
  • License: MPL-1.1 OR LGPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: aha
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aha
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: aha from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

aha 0.5.1-3

Ansi HTML Adapter: convert ANSI escape sequences to HTML

https://github.com/theZiz/aha

sudo pacman -S aha
  • License: MPL-1.1 AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aha
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: aha from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

aha 0.5.1-1.21

ANSI color to HTML converter

https://github.com/theZiz/aha/

sudo zypper install aha
  • License: MPL-1.1 OR LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: System/Console
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: aha
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aha
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: aha from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

aha

sudo port install aha
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aha
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/aha/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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  • sequinShares av.db curated category or tags: ansi, cli, developer-tools, terminal.
  • amttermShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.
  • ccatShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.
  • cliveShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.
  • colordiffShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment